Umm...wow! It has been WAAAYY too long since I blogged last! SOOOOO much has happened in the last month that I don't even know where to begin.
WELL! MY excuse for all this lack of communication is finals and moving. We had finals and the last month of school leading up to them is like way too crazy to even begin. No one really is doing crazy fun things and we are all kind of just doing our own thing, you know? Finals came and went and we all breathed a huge sign of relief. I think the reason it has been so crazy is because I left on the day of my last final, which was Wednesday, and everyone else had finals until Friday. So among all of my crazy studying O have been packing and moving most of my things to Idaho Falls for the week because I was leaving for MONTANA for a week! My family really just wanted to keep it as just a FAMILY trip, which turned out to be kind of nice, even though I wanted to bring my best friend/sister along, because she and I are closer that my actual family is. But it still turned out to be an awesome trip, with a couple of mishaps here and there.
Ok, STORY TIME!! This is majorly embarrassing for me, but it was still a really funny story, despite the fact that my family will NEVER let me live this down..SO..We went horseback riding almost every day up there, which just happens to be my favorite pastime :) Well, on day 2 of our horseback riding trips was the long one. We were going to ride all the way up to Shambo and back, which is about a 3.5 hour ride. Well we were saddling up all our horses (well, my aunts and I were saddling up all of the horses) and we were just about to head out. So I hop onto my saddle to check the stirrup length to make sure I don't bounce out when we go trotting down the hills. When I hop up I sit down, and the saddle fells kind of cold in one spot so I'm thinking 'Oh no, is it wet??' Nope....I stood up in the stirrups to check the saddle when my cousin Erin says "Talia!! Sit your butt down!" So I sit and turn to her with a confused look on my face, when she tells me "You have a BIG hole in your jeans!" Yes..I had RIPPED my jeans getting onto my horse! Cue the laughter from everyone with in hearing range of Erin. Yep, I was laughing just as hard as everyone else. But needless to say, I did NOT get off my saddle until we got up to Shambo to eat our lunch. My very smart mother told me to pack a sweatshirt and I was VERY glad I listened to her! So the trip continued and we got back without any other 'problems'. I hurried back to the house to change my pants, and let me tell you....the hole was a whole heck if a lot bigger than I thought! It covered almost my whole right butt cheek and went down about half way down my thigh! It was a good one :P Of course, there is documentation that will never leave that house, but it is still there to remember the awesome trip :)
So, after Montana, I came back to pack up my car again with some of my things and I moved back into my apartment with my super awesome old roomates Kristina and Mary. We also have a new roomate Becca who will come live with us for a few weeks, but she won't get here until August 9th. So until then, I have my own room! But the unpacking...well..thats not coming along as much as I thought in my head. But we have got new wood floors in our apartment and I really just like rearranging the apartment so that it looks more open :) I still have a few days of not having to work so I can put it off till later right? After all, I'm not taking classes like Kristina and Mary so I have some free time :)

All My Girlfriends Are Getting Married!

That's right, Caitlyn is....

ENGAGED!!!!!

Heck yes she is! Nate took her up to the temple and proposed to her and she said "YES!" Of course :)They are getting married September 3, right here in Rexburg, so y'all had better come and see here and say CONGRATU-freaking-LATIONS!!!! Haha, cann you tell that we are all SUPER excited in here?
Oh, by the way, you know what that means for each of us....
STEAK DINNER!! (but first she has to pay up on everything else :P)
We love Caitlyn and will miss her tons, but she will still be here in Rexburg, just not living with us anymore. Som there will be an opening for another roomie, any takers?
:P

My First Kiss went a little like this..

Ok, I realize that I just posted a few hours ago, but this one just couldn't wait!
SOOO....Mary and I went slack lining in the park, something very popular among us Mormons by the way, and it was fun. But that's not the story, the story is after we came home to what we thought was still an empty apartment because Caitlyn was with her family and Emma and Ian went on a walk through the Gardens..very suspicious...Well,  when we got back from our park fun, Emma calls down from the stairs

"I owe you guys Ice Cream."

Well, what happens next can only happen in a girls apartment, although I would pay to see the same thing go down in a guys apartment :) Mary and I (and probably Emma out of fear) all began screaming! Screaming our heads off actually. Mary and I come running up stairs screaming (or maybe squealing would be a less extreme word for it), none the less we are charging straight for Emma. (this makes us sound like animals!) This is probably where Emma's fearful screaming came in. (Keep in mind that all this squealing and running happened in a bout 5 seconds flat, after the word's left Emma's (freshly kissed!) lips. We run up the stairs and somewhere in all this girly squealing we are laughing because Mary and I ATTACK Emma! No joke, we attacked her. I grab her from behind in a big hug (because at this point she was running away from us, in fear probably) and Mary comes up and starts giving her a noogie! (The only thing left to do, so she says) Well, this girlish attack goes on for a few seconds and finally we let go of her and pull out a chair. "SIT!" So she pops down on the chair and Mary and I pop down on the floor, looking up at her with our big, waiting eyes.


And then the story begins! (But I won't tell you, hehe, because I bet they wouldn't want me to). But let me just say, that it was a really cute story! One of the cutest I've heard so far :)
This now leaves the count at a party worthy amount from all of our contributions (2 things of M&Ms, 2 Ice Creams, and 2 Pizzas to be exact) This will be one pay-up that I think we will all enjoy! And story tell better be at this awesome party too! Haha
And this was the awesome story that I just had to tell, because it is a perfect example of how crazy we can be sometimes! And that is the very definition of the word LOVE <3

The Outhouse! It EXPLODED!!!

And it scared the pants off of everyone that opened the door! My goodness, those poor unsuspecting people, just opened up the door and...KA-BLAM!! The roof popped off and the walls went a-flying! It was really quite amusing and we all had a good laugh about it :) With I had a video of this awesome-ness but that would have ruined the surprise!


Ok, maybe I should start at the beginning. Y'all are probably wonder what the heck you're reading..WELL! Lemme tell you! So, Caitlyn and Emma went with Nate and Ian to Kate's cousin's (well, some family member) wedding. They get back after having a super fun weekend meeting Nate's family, and they have this outhouse in tow. NOT a real one mind you, but a little wooden one that Nate's grandpa had made. (You're probably thinking: Oh! this makes much more sense!) Well, Nate and Caitlyn bring this thing in and it's got a little sign on it that says 'Beware!! Of gas?' Well of course we want to know what is inside! So Mary goes to open the door and look inside (because the sign warned us of something bad inside :P) and BAM! The roof pops off and the walls go a-flying! And we all go jumping and some give our a squeal! Haha it was a good kind of scary, a funny kind :) A really great prank that has taken many a victim! First, there was Mary. Then there was Chantel. Then there were some other people that I don't quite remember (because I was probably not there). And the final victim that was captured by thr exploding outhouse was Justin.
Now, we all love this outhouse and don't want to part with our little apartment prank. But, Caitlyn brought it back to give to her father and seeing as how it is father's day, she brought it to attack a few more people :)


And I want to give a shout out to all those dads. HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! You all are very appreciated and loved more than you know. You are an example to all those kids of your's. So love them like the little king's and queen's that they are and you will get that love back times ten! Much love to everyone out there :)
Peace

Just Dance

Random dance parties are officially my new favorite thing! Especially when its 10 at night, and you are all tired and putting off that dreaded homework! Mary decides to turn on her laptop music and crank it up! And the next thing you know, its dancing roomates all over the place! It was our own mini party that allowed us to become totally CRAZY (but hey, when are we ever not right?) and we totally had fun just being together with the 4 of us! We've all got some crazy busy lives going on right now and so it was a chance to have some downtime and just let loose, footloose! haha jk :P

But it was fun :) We got to play random songs and do random dance moves, some of which should never ever leave this apartment! But all in all, I'd have to say the best part of the night was when we danced to the song that has very quickly become our official 'roommate' song! It all started with a disney fetish. Hercules to be exact! That gorgeous man/half god, who has that great smile, personality, body, and hey, all the muses call him 'hunk-ules' so he's gotta be perfect right? Anyway, ending the night belting out "Zero to Hero" was pretty much they greatest way to end our awesomely random night :) To help you picture this in your head, I shall give you the song to listen to over and over and over and over again! Cause you know that from now on you won't be able to hear this song with out thinking of us ;)

All My Girlfriends Are Gettin' [Boyfriends]

So, who knew mid terms could be so crazy busy?? I swear we are either holed up in our rooms or the library trying to get homework done and study, or we are trying to blow off some steam! All except Caitlyn, who only have the one class, lucky girl! So she gets to spend all of her time with Nate, her boyfriend! Yep! Caitlyn's got an awesome boyfriend! And she's not the only one on the dating scene, Emma and Ian have made it official too :) I guess Mary and I just didn't get the boyfriend memo or something.. Oh well! 2 is better than none right? With all this craziness going on we have not had much time for, well, our usual craziness! Kinda a bummer, but only temporary. We have a much needed weekend get away planned soon, and it happens to be on Caitlyn's birthday too! Any great ideas for surprises we could do? Some hints would be helpful! But I think the weekend get away at LAGOON will have to do for now ;)
Oh, and did we mention that we have been spending all semester talking about getting a dance party together? Yep! We have some song ideas...and thats it.We kind of haven't gotten this idea off the ground yet. But don't worry, we are working on it! I think. But its kinda hard to plan awesome party-ness when everyone is having a bad day. When ever we are feeling down, or when all of us are having a bad day, like yesterday, we head to Twizzleberry! Because honestly, a little twizzleberry can go a long was in putting a smile our your face and generally fixing any problem you had before :) Come to think of it, why don't we go every day?? Oh, yeah. Tiny wallets and slim time slots. But its the thought that counts right?
When feeling down and a little low on the budget, you can always just sing a song! Like the one Mary showed me the other week and now when ever it is playing in the apartment, you know at least one of us is singing along :) HERE is the cute music video to brighten your day, if you can't quite make it to twizzleberry :)

Hello World

So here's how this blog got started: We do a lot of crazy things here in this apartment complex, because when you get 4 crazy girls together who like to be have fun and act like children half the time, there are bound to be some good stories, right? Exactly! Well, our problem seems to be a consistency of a lack of a camera when ever we get together, and the fact that I really stick at journaling. So my solution is to blog about it!
SO,
To catch up with the adventures we have had so far, (because I'm lame and didn't think to blog about it until we were already a month into the semester) we have gone dumpster diving, we have bleach ty-dyed shirts,we have played ultimate frisbee in the park (with a few embarrassing moments on my part..sorry Jeremy!), we have had crazy shopping trips to Idaho Falls, and just recently we have gotten a new dishwasher! (Which is probably one of our craziest ones yet, believe me).
You're probably thinking, "Dumpster diving???" Yep, you read it right, we went dumpster diving, and it was surprisingly fun! So, its about 12:30 in the morning and we are hanging out. I think it was one of our first weekends together. So Emma, Mary, Ian, and I are chilling downstairs, when Caitlyn comes down and is kinda freaking out because she can't find this huge check that she needs to pay her rent (it was like a $900 check! A big deal). She asks who took out the trash and when. Well, Emma did a day or two before and lucky for Caitlyn the trash man hadn't come yet. So, what do I do? I open, my big mouth. "Hey, lets go dumpster diving!" .....So we all throw on sweatshirts and head out to the dumpster to start digging. I, being the brave soul that I am (who can;t think straight at one in the morning) hop into the big dumpster in front of our apartments and start pulling out bags! I gotta say, it was kinda fun. So we find the right trash bag and tear it open. Caitlyn, since it was her check, was the one who got to do the actual digging through the teach for her check. Picture this: 5 college students, at one in the morning, all standing around in the middle of the parking lot, with our cell phones for flash lights, digging in the trash! I;m sure the cars driving by thought we were really that desperate and starving :) So we dig through the whole bag and...nothing! No check. All we got was dirty (sort of). So, we head back in all defeated and someone convinces Caitlyn to look in her wallet just once more. And you know what? IT WAS THERE THE WHOLE TIME!! Haha. Well maybe it doesn't sound funny now, but give it time :)
Couple of weeks later (or maybe just one or two...) we decide to ty-dye some shirts..with bleach! We had a friend who had one and we thought 'hey, that would be so cool!'. So we buy some shirts and spray bottles and some bleach, and head to the park, one very cold afternoon. But despite the numbing of our fingers, we had crazy fun! Some shirts didn't turn out so cool (Emma's...hint hint) but it still looked freaking awesome! Our lack of bleaching skills turned out to be the coolest shirts we ever made! We also made an experimental shirt with all of our names, that we have hanging on the wall! (pictures to come soon) So we now have cool momentos to remember our awesome ty0dying experience from, even if we don't think they are that cool. (They really are though)
Our most recent one though happened just last night! We got a new dishwasher!! Sounds normal right? Until the thing decides to start leaking! Yes, Caitlyn walks into the kitchen and says those words that announce that something it terrible wrong.

"Uh, ooohh..."

Well guess what? There was a HUGE giant puddle in the middle of our kitchen floor! It's under the fridge and the stove too..GREAT......So, I whip out the mop and Caitlyn grabs a towel and we start cleaning the floors (Mary was happy that the floors were cleaned though. Bonus!) We must have wrung out that towel at least 3 times. Emma just happened to be on the phone with Ian when Caitlyn shouts "the kitchen's flooded!!" So guess who tried to come over and fix our dishwasher? Ian! Yep, with some...unconventional tools, we pull out the dishwasher (sort of, it got stuck half way out), and my handy-dandy fix-everything DUCK TAPE, Ian fixed our brand new dishwasher! Through out the whole ordeal we are cracking jokes and singing random songs (which is a daily, if not hourly, habit that we have in this apartment) and the whole thing turns out to be much more of a mini party than a pain in the butt. We decided to take Ian out to ice cream for his hero-like fixing skills, and come back to have, yet ANOTHER giggle fest, after a crazy game of Ninjas! Y'all should try it some time, the constant laughing (and crying on Emma and Caitlyn's part) is a great ab work out!
So, now that we are , somewhat caught up.....Do you think we are crazy yet? Cause this is only the half of it and we still have half of a semester left! This could be the greatest roller coaster ever!
Who's excited?